{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-votes-repeal-unconstitutional-wotus-rule", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Votes to Repeal the Unconstitutional WOTUS Rule", "2023-03-09", "2023", "2023-03", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) voted to rescind the unconstitutional WOTUS rule utilizing the Congressional Review Act.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cBiden\u2019s WOTUS rule is another land and water grab to expand the federal government\u2019s jurisdiction and regulate every aspect of our lives. This job-killing mandate will devastate small businesses, farmers, ranchers, and everyday Americans. The EPA has no business regulating ditches. Farmers and ranchers also shouldn\u2019t have to hire a team of consultants to determine what actions they can take on their own property. This new rule is not well thought out, and I\u2019m glad the House took definitive action today to fight this overreach.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Obama administration\u2019s 2015 WOTUS rule was a land and water grab that sought to assert Clean Water Act and federal jurisdiction over areas with even the slightest connection to water resources.\n\nThe Trump administration passed the Navigable Waters Protection Rule to provide much-needed clarity to the WOTUS rule and protect small business, property owners, farmers, and other stakeholders from federal overreaches. However, the Biden administration\u2019s word games are ushering in another massive federal overreach like we saw with Obama\u2019s 2015 WOTUS rule.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert is a strong opponent of Biden\u2019s WOTUS rule. When the Biden administration first proposed its version of the regulation, Congresswoman Boebert joined 126 other Members of Congress in an effort opposing it.\n\nThe Congressional Review Act allows Congress the opportunity to review and rescind agency regulations by passing a resolution of disapproval. The resolution of disapproval of the Biden administration\u2019s WOTUS rule passed the House 227-198.\n\nThere is currently a Supreme Court case pending that could upend the entire WOTUS rule. The Biden administration's effort to roll out this rule is premature since the Supreme Court has not yet issued its decision in Sackett v. EPA.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert spoke in favor of the bill on the House floor. See her full remarks here:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:30:02Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-lauren-boebert-votes-repeal-unconstitutional-wotus-rule"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7591941393911839, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}